Meanwhile In Top Lane… [Weekly roundup - September 3]
Hey guys, welcome to this week’s 'Meanwhile in Top Lane...', your one-stop-shop for great conversations from the last 7 days (with hawt banner courtesy of Crazy Boris).
Here's what you may have missed while you were busy climbing the ranked ladder:
Mercy me! Additional old-timey expression!
Penns kicked off a thread on the implications of adding a mercy system, with Slumber Jack chiming in to discuss possible problem scenarios.
Mastering masteries
Meddler jumped into a thread calling for new masteries to request and chat about specific feedback on what folks don’t like about them currently.
The comeback kids
Lots of talk about Cloud9’s miraculous successful gauntlet run in which they earned a spot at Worlds, despite playing 7th at the end of the split.
If you could ask God anything
With translation assistance of Lil Susie, SKT’s Faker and Marin answered questions in a live video AMA hosted at PAX Prime.
Flower power
Folks discussed Zyra’s plant AI tweaks after Meddler answered Light24o1’s request for details on them. CertainlyT also chimed in with future changes.
The people’s support
/u/herakleion prompted conversation about support build paths by sharing a self-made flowchart that gives a breakdown of what to buy and when.
3ez5me
Folks discussed whether saying “GGEZ” after a match is reportable or just friendly banter in response to Lyte’s ask.fm answer on the topic.
1337h4x0rz
Lots of conversation on account security after /u/mashimushu shared the lessons her boyfriend learned from having his account stolen.
Blue pot lovers HATE this guy
/u/leonoblak sparked lots of discussion by suggesting we make a mana-less ADC, with champ designer DanielZKlein adding his own thorough examination of the idea.
They have the technology
/u/the_maaaark created teamranked.com, a site where folks can easily find players to join their ranked team or join teams looking for players.
The roffles
For your dose of fun: Sion main /u/shadovvvvalker made a guide on how to win every lane match-up that’s guaranteed to get you a spot in.. Bronze 2
You may have missed
We announced the timing, location, and format of this year’s LCS All Stars tournament, and elsewhere posted an update on the re-enabled Boards profanity filter.
Thanks for tuning in, and feel free to point out any great conversations we may have missed!
